A song that truly fits this morning's mood is "Winter Sadness" by Kool and The Gang. Today I opened up my blinds and saw snow pouring down onto the ground, but there was a sense of sadness that came along with every snowflake that hit the ground. A very eerie feeling, kind of like this song. The song is pure instrumental with a couple lyrics sang in the beginning of the song; it is such a soothing song. But what is so weird about this song is that people usually never associate winter with sadness and gloomy feelings......But looking outside this morning proved otherwise.
So this week I have been gaining alot of knowledge during this journey called life and I have been realizing alot about my surroundings and who I am. I feel that the state of the world is in trouble and I also feel that the state of the Blacks in America is even worse. I've been learning alot about the true culture of the Blacks in America and I am realizing that what we are a depressed people. We don't even realize how great of a people we are and where we come from, and this un-acknowlodgenement is really hurting us....ESPECIALLY the future generation.
So I end this week off with a dedication to a brother, a REAL BLACK MAN who has a special place in my heart: Tupac Amaru Shakur.
I think it was meant for me to just see a documentary on him on TV that inspired me to end off my week's teachings right. This man was a true soldier of the system. He was born in a prison, his mother was a drug addict, he grew up on welfare, was introduced to the streets BUT then became one the GREATEST rappers to ever grace this Earth. Tupac could've been your average statistic but he had enough knowledge to know that he did not have to continue to let the system hold him back so he went out for his dreams and he indeed inspired others along the way. Rapper, activist, prophet, idol, thug, nigga, soldier, gangsta.....All of these words describe Tupac Shakur and I am thankful that we at least have a person of the past to look to who we feel stood up for us (Blacks) and what we believed in. Tupac was never scared and would not want us to be scared. In order to make a change in the world you have to change yourself first.
So this video is dedicated to ALL Black people in the struggle whether it is mentally, emotionally, financially...Whatever it is....We can make it, we just have to hold each other up and stay positive. This is my favorite song by Tupac, thank you Tupac for all that you did for us. Your life will not be forgotten. THUG LIFE
P.S. the beat to "Keep Ya Head Up" is sampled from Zapp & Roger's "Be Alright". Yall know I had to add that in. lol
I don't even know where to start with this one.... Zapp and Roger.....
Just the name of the group alone and that special someone that brings the best out of them puts butterflies in my stomach that I cannot describe. *Whew* I watched a documentary on Zapp & Roger during Thanksgiving Break and ABSOLUTELY fell in LOVE with their music.....Especially the leader and creator of the band....Roger Troutman...*Lord, knows I love him*...
This band was based out of Dayton, Ohio by the way of Hamilton, Ohio (only 45 minutes away from my hometown!) and was started by one little boy that wanted to just play music....Roger Troutman. Roger wanted to master every instrument that was presented to him at an early age guitar, harmonica....You name it, he played it! His family took notice of his talent, so his father began to take him to clubs and different events and would bet money that no one could out play his son and indeed no one could!
By 1978, Roger and his brothers Terry, Lester and Larry and a few other musicians had created a group and would perform locally and earned a name for themselves in Southwestern Ohio as a great group with an amazing sound and tight stage show. Bootsy Collins, another great funk artist who played guitar for Parliment Funkadelic and also an Ohio native, heard about Roger and his band. He invited the band to Detroit to hear of their music at first hand and loved what he heard. At this time, the band was called Roger and The Human Body but the Godfather of Funk, George Clinton, convinced them to change their name to Zapp (Terry's childhood nickname)....And the rest was history.
What was so special about this group was the driving force behind the group's music: Roger. He could play damn near any instrument and master it. He loved to incorporate all kinds musical genres into his sound: blues, soul, r&b, jazz...He loved it all and wanted it to be heard in his music. But the most important instrument and driving force behind Roger's sound was the talkbox. It was the first time that a voice that sound so robotic yet melodic and soulful had been heard and recorded......Mentally and musically he was before his time. He wrote and produced most of Zapp's hits and would often tell his band members "Whatever you do, don't ever make my fans bored"...But there was no way that we could ever be bored with songs like "More Bounce to The Ounce", "So Ruff, So Tuff", "I Can Make You Dance", "Computer Love" and the many other songs that Zapp blessed us with.
I have a new found respect for this band and Roger in particular. I feel that he is not credited enough for how much of a genius he was. He was a great composer and musician and created a new sound that had never been heard of before. RIP Roger Troutman, thank you for inspiring the world with your creativity and dedication to making people feel good about themselves through the message in your music.
And in these videos you will see why he was so ahead of his time...Look at the performances....You got singing, dancing, playing of instruments...You have interaction with the audience....Every key is on point....Just simply amazing!
If it is not obvious by the kind of music that I write about and post on my blog, it can be assumed that I am NOT a fan of modern day music.....Which I am not. I am not into all of this pop stuff that people are going cookoo over....It is just not REAL MUSIC to me and does not penetrate my ears and soul like music should....So i pass on what these record companies call themselves giving to the people called music, its HOGWASH!
On a lighter note (lol)
Since I have been home for Thanksgiving Break I have been doing more research on music and I just learned that one of the greatest producer's ever, Timbaland, is working on his second independent album called Shock Value II. Now Shock Value I came out a couple years ago and feature hits like "The Way I Are" and "Apologize". Many of the songs on the album featured other artists such as Keri Hilson, Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado just to name a few while all of the beats were created by Mr. Mosley himself.
I saw his performance for "Morning After Dark" which is a single off of SVII on the American Music Awards on Sunday and loved it so much that I youtubed it and found a clearer version:
I just love Timbaland's intricate and outlandish beats, but I also love the wide range of artists that he puts on his albums. He does not allow people to box his music into any specific music genre, he brings all kinds of flavors to the table. This is something that I respect and can always appreciate from an artist.
Another song off of the album that I am loving is called "Say Something" which features Drake, whom is a modern day singjay which is a reggae music term used to describe a singer and rapper. I have never been a fan of Drake but this song has changed my mind. The beat lures me in along with his voice.
Shock Value 2 drops December 8, 2009 and I don't usually ever tell people to go and cop anything anymore but I guarantee that this will be an excellent album. And if you still aren't convinced, i'm sure the buzz will push you to do it.
P.S. Check out Lupe Fiasco's freestyle to Timbaland's "Say Something" beat...It is the illest rap I have heard in a while! Ya gotta save the best for last! Peace and Love!
Hello my faithful followers! I hope that all is well and that you all are living life to your best ability. Well recently, school has been grabbing me by the ears and will not allow me to have time for anything else (how selfish school can be). Sometimes things get so overwhelming that I feel that I am not inspired creatively, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I HATE because I then feel empty and slightly lost. But right when I thought things were getting a little slow, I wrote a poem/free write...Which I haven't done since this summer and I felt so much better. Just releasing your feelings in a positive way really helps you undertake stress and feel better about things in general. Just the general feeling of writing and being in the zone of what is going on with ME helps me become more aware of my surroundings when it comes to who I AM.
Today I was feeling again that I needed to release myself creatively, this time artistically, and I did another autoshop on one of my pictures. This is something that I started to do alot with pictures since MJ passed (you can see some of those in my tribute post to MJ), but now I guess I will be doing it with other pictures. As a couple people may know, Amy Winehouse is a great inspiration to me. Her story, who she is as a woman and her life struggle is all too familiar to me. So I saw this picture of her and felt a connection with it and how I am currently feeling at this time and just started posting words to it that I feel describes Amy, me and women as human beings that are often misunderstood. I hope that you all like it, because I know that I love it. It is so me.
Well I hope that everyone has a great weekend, stay blessed and keep God first! Peace! (Please click onto the picture for a full view)
"I feel and just really realized that I live for music".- Me
I just came back from seeing one of the year's most anticipated films, "This Is It". I think we all know by now what happened to Michael Jackson (duh) and why this movie is even playing but seeing the movie tonight made me just re-live and think about what MJ's music did for me when I was younger and still does for me after he has passed.
His music was an escape for me in 7th grade when I was really trying to find out who I was as an individual. Dealing with school, cruel kids, puberty, society etc. was hard on that 12 year old girl. I vividly remember carrying about 4 of his CDs in my backpack and sitting on the yellow bus just looking out of the window just daydreaming about life, the future and being a singer that had as huge of an impact on the world as Mike's music did. I remember going home trying to rush through my homework just so I could watch the movie "The Wiz" because he was in it..... These things made me very happy and still do.
Now as a 20 year old young woman (It has officially been a week and a day that I have been a non-teen) I am coming to terms with what I feel my calling is, or rather, my purpose. And I feel that I have just really realized that I live for music. I don't know what that incorporates or what will happen after this but the way I acted when MJ was singing all of his old tunes just gave me an adrenalin rush full of happiness, purpose and love....Three things that are rare to find in day to day life (especially in this world). And I feel and know that I need to follow what my heart is telling me and whatever I feel will help people and myself, and I have always felt that this anecdote was music.
MJ's contribution to our society through music ALONE (let's not even think about all of his donations of charity and love to people) has impacted the whole world in a way that NO ONE ever will. I just feel that if any way I can serve people through music like Mike did, then my mission on this Earth will be worth living for.
Seeing movies like that slightly scare me because they open up my eyes to so many things about myself that kind of startle me, but knowing is beautiful and I just thank MJ for everything he has done for music and the world...But most importantly, I thank God for putting him on this Earth.
I just feel so inspired right now so I had to write this to share with you all. I hope that one day all of you, if you already haven't, figure out why you live.... What do you love? What makes you happy? What would not make life worth living if something was taken from you? WHAT DO YOU LIVE FOR?
I hope this inspires you to think like it has inspired me... I LOVE MUSIC AND COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT IT!!! This is my proclamation to the world about what I believe...
You all should make one, too... Thank you, MJ...God Bless you all!
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME....HAPPY BIIIIIIIIIRRRRTHHHHDAYYY TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE......... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME"!
Happy Halloween EVERYONE! And yes, my birthday is on Halloween. I am turning 20 today and I am just so excited about it. It kind of makes me want to do a lil' dance and shout! lol......I really don't know how to feel about officially not being a teen anymore. I just feel very blessed to still be alive and being able to live life how I want to aiming to accomplish my dreams and what God wants me to do on this Earth.
Although I am getting older and just joined the DUB CLUB, I am just getting started. I have so much more things to do on this Earth that its not even funny, but I have to humble myself and take each day one day at a time. I know some of yall feel me out there.....
Just keep praying for me guys like I am praying for you all....
This man is far....FAR from amazing....He is beyond and above it. His music has always touched me in a special place; in my mind, body and soul ANYTIME it penetrates my ears.
I am talking about The Great: Mos Def.
This man has been delivering sick rhymes for the past two decades that makes people groove, shake their booty or sit down and think and rewind the dope line that he just spit. He is so on another level compared to what most rappers or so called "Hip Hop" artists are doing today, even after his first solo release in 1999 (Black on Both Sides, sick album) he has been able to stay afloat and well-respected in the game....Moreover....He still makes QUALITY MUSIC which is lacking in today's mainstream music.
It was brought to my sister's attention that there was going to be a show about him on Current TV this past weekend and that it was a must see. He was basically followed by a Current camera crew while doing some shows in Japan, since it was his first time back their in about 9 years. In the documentary, you see him performing some of his "oldie but goodie" songs from over the years and songs from his new album, The Ecstatic, which dropped this past June..But you have to see the kind of man that Mos really is.....I have always admired his sincerity, ambition and determination as a man. If he believes in something, he will go hard for it no matter what people say and this documentary shows that sense of pride within him.
Below is the documentary that I know if you are a true fan of REAL MUSIC will appreciate, I just had to drop this masterpiece on you guys and spread the love:
I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. Please keep the spirit of positive and loving music alive: WE NEED IT! Much love to Brotha Mos, always.
So my good ol' friend from school who I have like minds with when it comes to our beliefs and interests; socially, intellectually, and emotionally, just referred me to a video. I was actually contacting her to put her onto this documentary on Mos Def that is on Current TV, but like always, she has something to put me on to in return that I appreciate...
There is a movie called"A War For Your Soul" that really depicts why African Americans live the way we do today in this American society. It shows the factors that have led up to our deadly and evil "trip" that led us to this land and how we have progressed and digressed as a people since then...
I don't want to talk too much without being biased and expressing my opinion too much, because I know that I could...So I would just like for you all, ESPECIALLY if you are African American to PLEASE watch this movie..It will not take too much of your time...
I just suggest for the Black people not only in America but all around the GLOBE to WAKEUP to who they are and what they are capable of...This is easier said then done but we have to start somewhere!
Special shoutout to Reggie Bullock, the creator of this wonderful movie that has blessed the eyes of over 1.5 million internet viewers all around the world. It takes BLACK MEN like him to bring things like this to our attention without being afraid of what ANYONE has to say.
Please be inspired by this, let me know how you feel... Take care peeps...GodBless!
Ok, so I am officially in love with Amy Winehouse's music. My roommate has always been a fan of this songbird and for the three years I have known her, she has always swore by her music. Without even a hesitation, I always used to cut her up and say "wow, her music is not that great. Look at the woman and her life, she is a mess". Now, when I look back on how I used to be so closed-minded towards this girl's music, I don't understand why I was so anal in believing that she was garbage. But just recently, I have been listening to her music and it s**** on so many artists that its not even funny.
Her voice to me is the epitome of a soul; a soul that has been through it all. I feel like like I am her so much when I hear her sing; she has a universal voice that speaks to everyone in my opinion. Although the young lady has gone through many trials and shortcomings recently in her life, I feel that people forget that she is just human....Just like I did when she was first brought to my attention. And like the old church folks used to say, "trouble don't last always". I just pray that she gets it together soon. She has a true gift and it is shown through her music. The way she uses Nas's "Made You Look" beat and recovers it into a soulful R&B song like this blows my mind, not every kind of "singer" can do this......Only an artist with an eclectic ear for sounds can do this....And by God she did it!I listen to this song TOO MANY times a day.
I am still researching her music at this time, so I will update you on more findings about Amy, her life and her music in the future. Just know that she is a British singer that has been highly influenced by the Jazz, Soul and R&B music of America. She has released two albums; one called Frank in 2003, which was re-released in America in 2007 and her more recognized album Back To Black, which was released in 2006 that won her 5 grammys. I love this girl's music so much. Enjoy!
While in a friend's room conversing with her on the topics of Woodstock '69, our love for Michael Jackson and the city of Philadelphia....She pulled out a little book that she told me that her mother gave to her as she is on a journey on her own into womanhood and how I should really consider reading it.
The book is called "Just Who Will You Be"?
Now I am not a "book reader", I may read a magazine here or there but I mostly look at them to examine the pictures and anytime I begin to read a chapter book unless I have to for school...I rarely make it to half of chapter 1. But for some reason I just wanted to read this, to partially break the habit of not reading enough books and to just challenge my intelligence to learn somethng new....and boy, am I glad that I did.
This book, written by Maria Shriver (an offspring of the Kennedy family, wife of Arnold Schwarznegger, legendary journalist, and best selling author to say the DAMN least lol), really showed me how you can never be too old or too young to really discover what you want out of life. Maria was basically going through a midlife crisis when her nephew asked her to speak at his high school graduation. She had lost her job, which led to her losing confidence in herself, what she wanted out of life and it just left her alone....searching and wondering for what would make her life worth wild again..
Sure, she has kids, a husband and a family known for their dedication to service (I mean her mother created the Special Olympics, Uncle was one of the most beloved presidents of the U.S. and other Uncle was one of the most influential Governors of our time)...But these things had nothing to do with her acknowledging her own self-worth. She was a true workaholic and did what was expected from her mostly all of her life and she felt that it was time for a change.
So three fourths of this book is the complete speech that she made to the graduating class that she had the worst time writing and the other half is just pure reflection or the aftermath of her speech. The things that Maria said in this book that stook out to me the most were these two quotes, "fame is not a goal worthy of living your life for" and "just because someone knows your name, does not mean they know who you are". The power of those two quotes just hit me so hard.
Fame is not something that you should live for, it is something that is forced upon a person when they are known or seen as a person of greatness. According to Maria, you should live to be happy and in order to be happy you must be a postive person that does positive things..Fame is nothing more than an illusion, built by the foundation of a want of self-wroth and recognition. These things cannot be given to us by the world, they have to be experienced and learned throughout life...And there are so many people in this world whose names that we know so we assume that we know all about them, but we must remember that you have to walk in that persons shoes before you assume anything about them. Just like her, it is assumed that Maria is a happy, famous person...Full of joy because her family is famous and her husband is the governor of California.......You would never think that someone that has it "as good" as Maria would be questioning her destiny in her 50s...but names can be deceiving...You have to look at what's behind that name sometimes...
What I learned from reading this book is that there is a time in everyone's life where we must stop and think about just who will we be in the future. Not what you have been wanting to be since you were 5, not what your mama and daddy want you to be...And not what you THINK you MAY want to be.....Just what kind of person will you work towards being that can make you say at the end of the day "Damn, I am so happy and blessed with my life and what I am doing"...I think this should be a universal dream for all mankind but we all must take this road in our own due time.
Please go pick up this book, its a very small read....Under 100 pages...If you are in need of some reflecting of your life's purpose or may want to be inspired by someone elses...please read this book...It is very inspiring...God bless!P.S. Don't you just love the cover art? It may seem so simple but I just love the color blue and just seeing the balloon makes me feel like I am that balloon flowing in the sky...on my way to wherever the wind may take me... Reminds me of a song...
When I was around 6 0r 7 years old, on the weekends I would get very bored. I had a couple friends in the neighborhood to play with and also an older sister, but sometimes they don't always want to play and maybe doing their own thing....So I would just sit around and just think of things to do until I realized.....hmmmm......I still have nothing to do lol...
So in the tv room in my house, my mother had a lot of vhs tapes with many labels on them...I payed them no mind until that one day that I got so bored and chose to go and search through them...I discovered many old movies, shows, soap operas and tv specials dating back to the late 70s that my mother had taped (I also think my dad taped a couple, like days at the park when my sister and I were little and would play around etc...)....
I saw one in particular that said MOTOWN 25 on the label written in pencil, I popped it in and saw this....
I could not believe my eyes and what I was seeing...so much talent, irresistible music, excellent dancing.......I was just addicted immediately to what I saw, I could not keep my eyes off of what I was witnessing, even a whole decade after the show was recorded....Then, I saw this right after that............
After I saw that performance, I knew that I was officially in love with music and its many aspects...but most importantly; I was a Micheal Jackson fan (as well as his brothers, LOVE them)....
Michael Jackson's passing has not been very hard for me to cope with surprisingly, probably because I am very optimistic and believe that the time will come for us all to go to the other side one day in our life but moreover because I am still in denial and I don't understand what it means when I think about "Michael Jackson being dead"....The man who put me on to music, which is my savior....Something that I love more than anything else in the world.....The man whose whole life was equivalent to no other human's on this earth......The man who could bring all people together of all races and creeds under the name of music....The man that caught every person's eye that ever witnessed him moonwalk in person or on tv..............NO.............I don't WANT to believe it, but YES...I do understand that he is not here any more...Physically.....But spiritually he lives on through not only his music....but ALL music......His influences on so many other artists is countless....
Since MJ's passing, I have been watching his and his brothers videos everyday, downloading more of his music everyday, collecting memoribillia when I have the money to do so (LOL) and so on. I feel kind of bad that these past years I haven't really been looking into what was going on with Micheal and that I wasn't as into him as I was in the past....But when life's responsibilities like college and work come around...You don't have the time to many things that you want to do or wish you had the time to do, especially being a college student......But I just want Michael to know that I love him, I will never forget him, that I dedicate and pledge my life to teaching the world about the GOOD man he was, no matter what the media says.......He was the most loving, giving and respectful artist of all time......Not to mention the King of Pop....
I could go on and on about how much Mike has influenced me and how in 7th grade after his 30th Anniversay Celebration TV special came on I went to Circuit City to buy the Off The Wall, Thriller and HIStory album and took them EVERYWHERE and how on the way to school on the bus I would have my headphones on...Just in my own world.....floating through music and its heights of wonderment......He also got me hooked on the move The Wiz....LOL....But I refuse to continue to babble on and on because only God and I know how much he has influenced me and if Mike ever knew me...Then he would know too....
I leave you with some of his videos; some favorite songs of mine...Some songs of his that I just discovered after his passing that I love, some interviews and some collages that I have been making recently that are straight from the heart, please click on the images in order to make them larger so you can see them clearly (they look so much better that way, damn you blogspot lol).....I love you all, and I hope Michael has affected you in some kind of way that he did me....Enjoy!
I hope you all enjoyed this tribute as much as I do, I really could post more but I will stop myself.... God bless you all, and God bless Mike...I MISS U MIKE AND LOVE YOU SO MUCH! THANK YOU FOR THE INSPIRATION! I also have other collages and I am in the process of making more so if you all would like to see more just let me know...
I know that I have not posted anything on here in a while and that is due to the fact that this summer has been TREMENDOUSLY busy and hectic for me....
From working at the Museum to being in summer school, everything is....EVERYTHING lol
I am happy to see that I have a couple new followers that have come to my page and liked what they see....This is motivating me to stop by more often and share more of my thoughts with you all about things that are going on in my life and in the world......I feel kind of bad, i've been soneglectful to my poor blog (lol)....But we all fallby the wasteside sometimes and get sidetracked.....
I KNOW you guys will understand....SO...
UNTIL NEXT TIME....
Peace, love andHAIRGREASE!
p.s.LOOKOUT FOR THE MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE, IT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT FOR ME TO NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ONE OF MY BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS NOW WOULD IT? lol
Hello, everyone!I recently received an internship with one of the greatest institutions within my city, TheCincinnati Art Museum.
I feel so privileged to be able to work at a place that is seen as a school in a sense of educationfor the community through art. This is something that I have always wanted to do and to be chosen out of a bunch to do it makes me feel great.
What I will be doing is working with theirArt For Lifeprogram. I do not know the exact details, but I know that I will be going into the Cincinnati community teaching people from 1 to 101 year of age about art through different, activities, programs, seminars etc...
I am so excited and I cannot wait to start. When I get a camera, I will begin to take pictures of their different collections to share with you all.
This painting is one of my favorite works of art that was at the Museum's recent exhibition calledAestheticComfort which displayed the art ofRyan McGinness.
Being that I love colorsand symbolsso much, this painting talks to me in a way that no one else could understand. It speaks to me aboutlife, inspiration and LOVE in different ways.
I know some people find art very boring. But I know that everyone in the world has seen some kind of object, statue, painting or subject thatspeaksto them in sort of way.......This means that the creatorof the subject is an artist in their own right. I urge all of you to go to your local museum and or art gallery in your neighborhoods to learn more about your city, culture and history throughART.
It has been discovered that the infamous Queen Nefertiti statue that was found in the early 20th century has a true underlying stone carving of her face. Revealing her true and more realistic features....
SURPRISE, SURPRISE!!!!!
Many people know that everything that glitters isn't gold and that what appears in the visual isn't always truthful or accurate. Sometimes we can be slaves of the visual worlds like in Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"....This situation in particular is a perfect example. Many people know what we are told and shown about our African history, but it does not make it the truth. That's why it is always good to educate yourself on things, rather than listening or believing in everything you see. Today's key phrase, "Looks can be deceiving"!
So I was surfing the internet about African history and culture like I always do and came across these pictures (click onto all three pictures, por favor). What caught my attention was the haircuts of these little boys, their amazing tribal clothing and their carefree, joyous smiles! The young woman's facial expression is priceless: when I see her for some reason I see beauty so deep that I see the beholder of it. These children and young woman are of the Afar tribe. Afar people live in parts of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti: the Horn of Africa. Many people of this beautiful tribe have moved to cities and became more "civilized", while most have remained nomadic pastoralists. I just wanted to share this with you all because little history never hurts, ecspecially AFRICAN HISTORY! enLIGHTen your mind!
Welcome to my paradise..........Purple skyyys (hence, the name of the blog). I have a photoshopping system on my computer and I went to it one day and somehow this sample picture popped up with this glowy, purplish effect (click onto pic, por favor). It puts me into a trance. Makes me wonder and dream away from my daily responsibilites and duties. It is a place that I would love to vacation in in another world. This is why I started my blog...To post all things that matter to me and make me happy. I want people to take that journey with me when they come to my blog. Away into my mind full of crazy and uncanny ideas that in someway make sense to others. I know that you guys will enjoy what I have in store for you. Just sit back...relax.....and just.......WONDER!!!!!
Inna...... I am on my way to becoming a young woman.. I am in college to study Business..... But my passions are music, history, culture and art.... I live each day to become more in tune with myself and my destiny... Which will lead to my faithstrengthening in God.... I am here on this Earth to helpothers.... But I must help myself first..... With God's help, I will be able to reach those that need to reach me for a reason....
